motivation

Disclosure: This post about ways to make cardio fun is sponsored by Jazzercise. As always, all opinions are my own. The fitness world tends to be divided – there are those who love cardio, and those who tolerate (dare I say dread?) it. I’m actually the former. Give me a pair of running shoes and…

Have you ever thought about signing up for your first triathlon, but have let your fears get in the way? It’s time to squash those fears and sign up for that race! I’ve outlined 5 of the most common objections that I hear from people who haven’t yet taken the plunge to do their first…

Disclosure: This post and giveaway are sponsored, courtesy of XShadyside Personal Trainers Pittsburgh. Sometimes finding the motivation to get to the gym can be tough. I know I have those days when I fight the internal dialogue that’s saying “come on Chrissy, the couch is wayyyy comfier than that elliptical.” I always feel so much…

Today, I had a great day at the gym. I actually had planned to go tomorrow, but I needed a little time out of the house before I went to teach today. So I popped over to the Y this morning and ran/walk a comfortable 4 miles on the treadmill. It felt awesome. Many days…

At the beginning of the year, I set a word to focus on in 2016 along with some goals for the year. I think it’s important to regularly review your goals and check in with yourself frequently, because that’s what helps keep you accountable and focused. So here is my mid-year goal check-in! Am I…

Today is my 31st birthday, and I thought we’d take a little walk down memory lane to celebrate. When I was putting together this post, I really struggled with the title though. I didn’t want to use something like “from fat to fit” – because I’m not a huge fan of the word fat. I…

The other day, I was chatting with someone about my last marathon and talked about my favorite race day traditions. They thought my marathon tradition was pretty neat (and I do too) so I thought it’d be fun to share mine (along with some other traditions from fellow bloggers)! So here is my awesome race…

When I lead beginners running groups, I often hear comments from participants like “But running doesn’t come naturally to me” or “I’ve never been a runner” or “I could never do ___ (insert race distance here)”. Or maybe you’ve stumbled upon this post googling “how to like running when you are not a runner.” And…

Enjoy this guest post from fellow blogger Nicolette Brink! Perhaps you a tried and true expert at it or maybe a total newbie just lacing up your shoes for the first time. An important key to success is listening to the advice and lessons learned from seasoned runners. Here are some great running tips to…

Enjoy this guest post from fellow blogger Lisa Collins! As Buddha so accurately put it: “All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything.” I’d like to talk about this in the context of your training and nutrition and not in the goal setting way that you might…